I need a beta reader or a mentor

You now have enough posts that you can post pages from your script at the appropriate Share Your Work board. From whatever feedback you get there you may be able to determine who'd be a good person to ask specifically for the huge favor of beta reading (when you have a complete, polished work) or mentoring.

I hope before you post your own work you'd have the courtesy of giving feedback to others at the same board. It will not only help them improve their work but often illuminate the flaws in your own.

Maryn, fan of SYW

Nataanii said:

I need a beta reader or a mentor for a drama/suspense script I am working on. I need help with a bit of it. I need someone who knows about writing, and the craft of writing who can help or mentor me on this. I need someone to critique my work but not with harsh criticism but with constructive criticism. And as I said, I need someone who's a real pro at writing. I would greatly appreciate it.

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I don't know anything about scriptwriting, so I can't help you with that.

However, I noticed that your post is similar to many I see here, in which nearly every sentence is structured with "I need" or "I want". It's possible that you could make your request stand out from the hundreds of others by adding "I understand that I am asking for someone not only to share with me their experience and knowledge but also to give up five hours (or fifty hours, or half a day per week, or whatever) of their valuable time. In exchange, I am willing to (proofread a novel for them/donate money to their favourite charity/commit to spending the same number of hours critiquing other people's stories in ShareYourWork/whatever).